The Greatest Hits
Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: April 5, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 5, 2024
Just when you think “The Greatest Hits” has painted itself into a corner, the script finds a way and the story lands in just the right place. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 20, 2024
The Greatest Hits might not inspire thoughtful essays, as a cinematic pop album it satisfies with a few somber notes, some lesser tracks, and a few terrific moments where it all just works. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandMar 17, 2024
Benson, who also wrote the film’s screenplay, knows his way around heartbreak, and despite the elevated nature of the story — she time travels, for chrissakes — always finds room to add genuinely relatable elements to Harriet’s incredible plight. Read full review
70
The Daily BeastColeman SpildeMar 17, 2024
Benson’s film is a crafty yet subtle inversion of a stale genre. It moves the viewer and gets out while it’s ahead, aiming for maximum emotional impact over any flashy, absurd striving. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 3, 2024
The 94-minute running time is too skinny to do the premise justice and The Greatest Hits feels like a Cliffs Notes version of a longer, better story. Plus, for a movie that relies on music for its emotional core, the soundtrack is lackluster at best. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 17, 2024
I’d applaud the movie for taking the form of its heroine’s pathologies if the result was something more than a good try with a lot of heart. Read full review
62
Paste MagazineAurora AmidonApr 2, 2024
The Greatest Hits boasts a compelling and original high-concept plot, but, as can be the case with high concept plots, this leads to much of the film’s first act being occupied by exhausting exposition. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonApr 11, 2024
There’s an interesting film dancing around the edges of The Greatest Hits, but there’s both too much sentimentality and not enough thought, and that’s too bad. Read full review
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ObserverEmily ZemlerApr 10, 2024
Movie plots thrive on the idea of alternative realities or timeline swaps, but it can also become a gimmick if not executed well. That’s the crisis faced by The Greatest Hits, a sweet, well-intentioned romantic comedy with a good concept that’s presented with faltering effect. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesMar 17, 2024
It’s an intriguing premise. ... But The Greatest Hits is the kind of film that should sweep you away with its charm and emotion. Instead, it’s too transparently button-pushing to go beyond the stale tropes of the weepy drama. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeApr 11, 2024
Even the fantastical elements don’t make that much sense, magic with rules that are loose and undefined, leaving us with an eye-roll of an ending we can see from a mile away. Read full review
40
ColliderRoss BonaimeApr 8, 2024
With The Greatest Hits, Benson gives us the film equivalent of an album with a cool cover that masks the inadequate record within. Read full review
37
Washington PostTy BurrApr 11, 2024
You know how a pop song from a moment in your past can bring that moment back to life in colors, smells, memories and emotions? “The Greatest Hits” takes that idea and literalizes it right into the ground. Read full review
33
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMar 22, 2024
The Greatest Hits is way worse than just a sophomore slump, more accurately, a long-the-works opus that should have just stayed in the vaults. Read full review
30
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 17, 2024
“The Greatest Hits” feels like the remainder-bin version of better love stories. Read full review
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